The beginning of re-birth is where you already are. You do not need steps, improvement, gradual change to get you there. All you need is a shift in your consciousness – looking at it all from a different angle.

You make this shift when you stop trying to. It is like there is a plane underneath the one you exist in. Or, like an ocean floor. Except, this ocean floor is infinite.

From this place, you do not rearrange the pieces of the puzzle (reality). They can’t be rearranged. You just are – and observe – and, by watching thus, you start seeing how the pieces of the puzzle fit together.

From this place – unlimited spacetime – you act.
This action is directionless (i.e. not positive or negative).
It happens by itself, and it is in accord with the cosmos.

The second state of mind means direct contact / alignment with reality. It is not possible for this alignment to be indirect, i.e. through something else, as that would contradict its nature.

One example of such a misalignment is reliance on authority. Teachers, gurus, organizations etc. are necessarily of limited help in the uncovering of the second state – they may provide useful tools and point to the door, but when it comes to the final ‘break’ (into the second state), dependence on authority is in actuality detrimental – the very fact that one is expecting the answer to come from somewhere else will fragment and block.

In other words: don’t look for answers elsewhere – all you need is already inside you.

A clear mind is empty – unburdened by fragmented impulses. But, once the shackles are discarded, emptiness gives birth to infinite potential – only then do real knowledge and creativity begin. Thus, a clear mind is as full as it gets – and it keeps growing …

In the second state, the mind is free to explore / know reality, as perception is not distorted by conditioned / fragmented impulses. What the mind knows is then firmly rooted, i.e. true – we could call this kind of knowledge integrated. But, since reality (being/essence) is infinite, the mind cannot possibly know all of it – there will always be more to be known.

This realisation brings blissful contentment. The limits of knowledge at any given moment mean that there is unlimited knowledge to be explored beyond. This is the fundamental, natural state that underpins our existence, and it is full of creative potential. It is an amazing feeling to be aware that you truly know something, with no need to prove this or compete – AND at the same time, to be thrilled that there will always be more to learn when you wake up the next morning …

The moment you truly see fragmentary thought / impulse for what it is, it is no longer an active part of your mind. This is not a gradual process, but an instantenuous and fundamental shift – a flash!

But, who/what is the entity that sees?

A mind incorporating fragmentary impulse cannot possibly see itself – thought cannot contemplate the nature of another thought. If you try to see / make it happen, it won’t. Trying will block it.

So, the part of the mind that sees has to be outside the space occupied by thought. This part is primary – it is already there, underneath the noise. It has always been there. Just stay back and let it work through you …